Overview
You want a beautiful, functional, easy-to-use website that works for you?
You want a 15+ year designer who's also an author and understands your needs?
You want someone who can walk you through what you need (and don't need)?
You want an easy-going, friendly soul who is both professional and fast?
Then that's me!
Whether you're a new writer in need of a website, or an established author in need of a revamped one, I can save you time & money, and help you achieve your aims. You'll be able to reach your audience with a stylish, user-friendly website, that is:
1) Unique (like you),
2) Wows and Grabs Attention,
3) Not your standard cookie-cutter design, which only makes your site look just the same as so many other authors.
I create websites that are not only eye-catching and practical, but which can grow right alongside your writing career, and most important of all – increase awareness of your name!
Why Work With Me?
I treat each design as if it's my own – in other words, with great care and love – to ensure I not only meet my client's requirements, but go over and above them.
I've worked with former Miss Universe contestant and media personality, Juliette Powell; critically acclaimed author, Jennifer Juvenelle and her phenomenal debut novel 'Daughter of Belial', as well as some of the biggest sports and travel & tourism brands, along with a wide range of people from all over the globe. Being a former 20+ year professional journalist who’s travelled the world, I'm highly proficient in UK and US English. An editor and copywriter, I can also enhance your written content to make it truly shine.
All my websites are created on Squarespace – one of the world's best all-in-one website services. Squarespace is both cutting edge, secure, easy-to-use, functional, and incredibly adaptable, with full 24/7 customer support if needed. It's also where I have my own website.
Services available:
• Design and development
• Domain name advice, set-up and integration
• Author branding
• Social media integration
• Hosting advice and set-up
• Mobile device optimisation
• SEO (Search Engine Optimisation)
• Email account set-up
• Newsletter or sign-up page (with a lead magnet to entice subscribers)
• Landing pages
• Event and calendar pages
• Blog creation
• Shop/E-commerce
• 3D book cover mock-ups
• Training to easily use your website
• Analytics
• Maintenance
Fun facts:
- I love reading, writing, tea, chocolate... and love.
- I’ve travelled 55+ countries, across six continents, and have lived in eight major cities around the world. Rio de Janeiro is my fave city, Morocco my fave country (Colombia a close second).
I am happy to work on any genre and would love to hear more about your books, projects and other website goals. I also do my best to read your novel (rating & reviewing where possible).
Let me do to your website, what you do with your writing – make magic happen!
Services
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Works with
Certifications
- Professional Writing & Editing degree (Chisholm Institute)
Work experience
Self-employed
A talented web designer who keeps up with the latest trends (and sometimes makes them). I've worked across a wide range of industries and platforms in the web design space, being able to adapt to changing needs and customer requirements, while adding my own flourishes to make them truly stand out from everyone other author.
Projects
Jennifer Juvenelle (author)
Jennifer Juvenelle wrote her first novel, a dark, powerful psychological thriller called 'Daughter of Belial' and she needed a website. Using the striking cover image, and some great editorial quotes, we created a website that matched the content of her book for the landing page, yet highlighted her bright personality in other key pages and locations (eg: About, bottom banner images). While the homepage image appears static, there's a very subtle, dark undertone to it (like her book). I was able to source some wonderful moving gif images to showcase her prodigious talent and to make her other pages stand out. The results are both powerful and stunning!
Zoe Stikeman (yoga instructor)
Zoe wanted a new website to better highlight her and her yoga style. This is the end result. I incorporated her personality, using the great photographic images she had taken which captured her perfectly, while also adding functional pages and buttons in which to book yoga classes, retreats and other services. Simple. Strong. Practical. Fun!
Visit Melbourne (French edition)
The major tourism website of Victoria, Australia. I created the French version (while also working on the German, Japanese, and Chinese variations). The Victoria State Government wanted a major revamp, while keeping in line with their tourism branding. This is the beautiful result. A mix of big, striking banner images, smaller block images with text, and clickable links to dive further into their regions and other destinations and sites. It's remarkable to think, years on, this site is still active and maintains those core principles.
Juliette Powell (author/public speaker/media personality)
Juliette is a media star, author, data analyst, and public speaker. Her homepage highlights those key roles perfectly, and when you scroll further, there's a moving video sequence of one of her big public speaking engagements. The rest of the website reveals Juliette's career, and other crucial information she requires, in a short, succinct, clear and crisp way.
Claudia Saenz (Holistic guide)
Claudia Saenz wanted a total revamp of her old, outdated, and clunky Wordpress website, and to boost her services. I created a moving, free flowing image on homepage that immediately draws the eye and complements her aesthetic, along with adding extra, specific pages to cater for her expanding services. Strong, striking images; clean, easy-to-read text; and easy to find links, makes this site a winner.
